Strategic Goals

Grayson College Strategic Goals - 2016

GOAL #1: ACCESS

Be a best in class institution for student access in
credit, non-credit, and online instruction. Close the gaps in these
areas, ensuring participation of students representing the
diversity of our community.

A1. Increase Enrollment

By 2016, have a 20% increase in enrollment overall,
ensuring representation of the diversity of our
community.

A2. Increase Online Enrollment

By 2016, have a 30% increase in online enrollment,
ensuring representation of the diversity of our
community.

A3. Increase Non-Credit Enrollment

By 2016, have an increase in non-credit enrollment by
20%, ensuring representation of the diversity of our
community.

GOAL #2: SUCCESS

Be a best in class institution for student success,
especially in the areas of course completion (including
developmental courses), fall-to-fall retention, transfer, and
graduation. Close the gaps in these areas, ensuring the performance
of students representing the diversity of our
community.

B1. Improve Course Completion

By 2016, have a 20% increase in course completion rates
(C or better).

By 2016, have a 20% increase in developmental course
completion rates.

B2. Improve Student Retention

By 2016, have a 25% increase in fall-to-spring
retention.

By 2016, have a 20% increase in fall-to-fall
retention.

B3. Increase the number of students progressing toward a
degree, ensuring representation of students representing the
diversity of our community

By 2016, have a 20% increase in the number of
students earning 15 hours of credit.

By 2016, have a 20% increase in the number of
students earning 30 hours of credit.

By 2016, have a 20% increase in the number of students
earning 45 hours of credit.

By 2016, have a 20% increase in the number of
students earning a certificate.

By 2016, have a 20% increase in the number of
students earning an associate's degree.

B4. Improve time to degree, ensuring representation of
students representing the diversity of our community

By 2016, have a 25% decrease in the time to
degree.

By 2016, have a 25% decrease in the number of hours taken
by a student who ultimately earns a
degree.

B5. Increase student transfer success

By 2016, have a 100% increase in the number of
students who transfer after earning 30 hours of credit.

GOAL #3: ENGAGEMENT

Be a best in class College for student and community
engagement.

C1. Increase student engagement.

By 2016, have improve all CCSSE measured benchmarks to be
at least to the 50 percentile, with those over the
50th percentile increasing by at least a
decile.

C2. Increase business and industry
partnerships.

GOAL #4: STEWARDSHIP/EXCELLENCE

Demonstrate operational excellence and maintain a
healthy fiscal operation that realizes and plans for
declining state resources, while providing an affordable,
world-class education.